Podľa vydavateľstva Lonely Planet patrí medzi 10 najkrajších stavieb sveta jednoznačne Tádž Mahal, Guggenheimovo múzeum, palác Potala, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Sagrada Familia, Imámova mešita, Zimný palác, Crac des Chevaliers, múzeum Oscara Niemeyera a Hagia Sofia. Ich architektúra je príkladom dokonalého umenia, tak ako ňou oplývajú aj mnohé ďalšie stavby, ktoré sa, bohužiaľ, do rebríčka nedostali. Kníhkupectvá vám ponúkajú rôzne knihy, pomocou ktorých sa môžete o architektúre veľa naučiť a zároveň tiež spoznávať krajiny sveta.
Cool Hotels Africa/Middle East showcases a comprehensive selection of cutting-edge hotels in Africa and the Middle East, all of them showcased because they embody the best in contemporary hotel design. This useful flexicover guide is extensively illustrated with approximately 400 color photographs, highlighting ...
This second volume of a new series about young architects introduces to the projects of 57 young and innovative architects from India to Australia. The book fea…
This volume of a series, focussing on the basic elements of architecture delivers a very close insight into the divers possibilities of designing doors. The doo…
European architecture is distinguished by a variety of forms and styles. This first volume of a new series about young architects provides insight and an overview of the arcitectural scene in Europe, and with the aid of portraits and short explanatory texts, presents the featured agencies and architects ...
During the last 50 years, the plastic industry has grown at an incredible pace until becoming part of nearly all the areas of human activity. Plastic materials…
56 new projects present the new trends in Lobby Design all over the world. The lobby is a passing place, a transitory space. It is the first point of contact with the place visited from the street. The great challenge for the architect and client is to achieve a space in which the visitor would like ...
Jsme svědky krize veřejného prostoru nebo jeho renesance? Anebo platí obojí a momenty krize i renesance jsou paralelní procesy, zrcadlící dilemata rozporuplného civilizačního vývoje současnosti? Do jaké míry a jakými prostředky mohou architektura, urbanismus i výtvarné umění svými zásahy do městského ...
Enter the world’s finest homes in this dependable global digest featuring talents like Shigeru Ban and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-comers like Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa. Organized by architect and brimming with crisp photography and plans, the result is a sweeping ...
Obsáhlá publikace Stavby století Čech, Moravy a Slezska, bohatě vybavená obrazovými ukázkami vychází ke stému výročí republiky. Výročí se však nestalo důvodem k všeobecně oslavným textům, ale podnětem ke zpracování publikace přibližující čtenářům architektonické hodnoty, které nám jako kulturní dědictví ...
France is the wo rlds style destination, and photographer Sébastien Siraudeau has scoured the country to uncover eighty of...
As we become only too aware of the damage man has caused to the planet, more of us want to furnish and decorate our homes with products that do not harm the env…
This popular book in the bestselling Way We Live series a visually thrilling exploration of the way people around the world live with colour is now available in an elegant compact edition. Divided into five main sections, the book showcases Gilles de Chabaneix''s eye for the telling use of colour in ...
Hardly any other material unites such contradictory associations, stigmatized on the one hand, celebrated on the other concrete is still in the spotlight. Its almost inexhaustible potential and ever new applications and possibilities make it a most v aluable building material. Especially in combination ...
This survey of the world''s most innovative and successful examples of pre-fabricated homes explores the full range of possibilities, open to anyone seeking to find clever and up-to-date solutions for building their own home. From net-zero houses to plug-and-play dwellings and converted shipping containers, ...
Vila Hany a Edvarda Benešových v Sezimově Ústí patří mezi několik významných objektů, které spravuje Úřad vlády České republiky. Podobně jako byl plný zvratů život druhého československého prezidenta, mělo i jeho venkovské sídlo pohnuté osudy. Rezidence byla vystavěna v letech 1930 až 1931 podle projektu ...
Slávne kúpele Slovenska nás zavedú do 21 kúpeľných miest Slovenska a predstavia nám 121 významných architektonických objektov. Publikácia predstavuje vyvážený prehľad histórie kúpeľníctva na Slovensku a prostredníctvom dejinných udalostí popisuje i vznik jednotlivých kúpeľných miest s ohľadom na ich ...
Urban design has recently undergone a considerable transformation with a significant increase in the variety of resources employed by landscape architects and urban planners when it comes to planning public open spaces, especially when concepts such as sustainability and ecology have to be taken increasingly ...
Bars are places where intercultural and multidisciplinary contexts are born, where styles, materials and activities fuse into one, where any given scenario can…
